Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about East Cape Girardeau (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for East Cape Girardeau. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for East Cape Girardeau ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Cape Girardeau: E. Cape Girardeau
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alexander County: Pulaski, Union, Ballard (KY), Cape Girardeau (MO), Mississippi (MO) & Scott (MO).
Below are the counties that are near East Cape Girardeau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Cape Girardeau:
- Alexander County (The home county of East Cape Girardeau)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- McClure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Thebes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Elco is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elco <2>
- Tamms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Tamms is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Miller City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
- Cache
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Cairo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Future City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Grand Tower
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
- Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <2>
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
- Makanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
- Makanda is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <2>
- Gorham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Gorham is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Cypress is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <2>
- Buncombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
- Buncombe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
- Ullin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
- Ullin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <2>
- Villa Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Mounds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Perks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks
- Perks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perks <2>
- Olmsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Olmsted is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <2>
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Grand Chain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
- Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
- New Grand Chain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Karnak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
- Karnak is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <2>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wolf Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wolf Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <2>
- Dutch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Anna is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
- Dongola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Dongola is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <2>
- Cobden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Cobden is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <2>
- Alto Pass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
- Alto Pass is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <2>
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Lick Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Ballard County (KY)
- Bollinger County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Leopold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Seopus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Sedgewickville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Marble Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <2>
- Glenallen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Cape Girardeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
- Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <2>
- Dutchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <2>
- Leemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Allenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Burfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burfordville
- Burfordville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burfordville <2>
- Crump
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Gravel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Bertrand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Wyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Wilson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- New Madrid County (MO)
- Sikeston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- Sikeston
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Altenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
- Altenburg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <2>
- Frohna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Brazeau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Biehle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Farrar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Longtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <2>
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
- Chaffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Chaffee is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <2>
- New Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Caney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County (MO)
- Oran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- Morley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Blodgett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Haywood City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Haywood City is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Perkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Painton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <2>
- Bell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Tillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County (MO)
- Brownwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County (MO)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Cape Girardeau, see our County-by-County Page for East Cape Girardeau.
Newspapers Published in East Cape Girardeau ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Cape Girardeau.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Cape Girardeau, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Cape Girardeau.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Cape Girardeau:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ballard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mississippi County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New Madrid County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Alexander County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Alexander County
Cemeteries Near East Cape Girardeau ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Cape Girardeau.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Cape Girardeau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- Grays Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Point Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31349 <5>
- Fairmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lorimier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lorimier Cemetery
- Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
- Westerwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westerwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westerwell Cemetery
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonhardt Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchison Cemetery
- Old Hanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hanover Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
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- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Cape Girardeau had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Cape Girardeau had a population of 268 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to East Cape Girardeau listed first.
- McClure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Cape Girardeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
- Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <2>
- Thebes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
- Egypt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Dutchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
- Oriole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Leemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
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- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Elco is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elco <2>
- New Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Cape Girardeau. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Cape Girardeau.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Cape Girardeau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Cape Girardeau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2957, Longitude: -89.4869 In this case, the coordinates for East Cape Girardeau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Cape Girardeau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |